Wednesday 30 December 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:093:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3111:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:497:49 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:181:18 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pratipadā | 23:3111:31 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:0911:09 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:508:50 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:181:18 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:49 07:497:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:497:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:497:49 AM | 09:419:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:419:41 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:095:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:095:09 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:095:09 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:095:09 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:566:56 PM | 20:208:20 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:186:18+1 AM | 31:437:43+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |